From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. —The first thoroughbred meet of 2019 at Los Alamitos will begin Saturday, June 29. The main event opening day is the $100,000 Bertrando Stakes for 3-year-olds & up bred or sired in California. Run at one mile, the Bertrando will mark the final start for Soi Phet, an 11-year-old gelding who is a five-time stakes winner at Los Alamitos. It will go as the eighth of nine races with an approximate post time of 4:30 p.m. The 10-day Summer Thoroughbred Festival will continue through Sunday, July 14 with racing conducted – the final two weeks – on a Thursday-Sunday basis. There will be holiday racing Thursday, July 4 with a Los Alamitos cap giveaway – with paid admission – to the first 2,000 fans. Post time each racing day will be 1 p.m. The three-week season will be highlighted by a pair of graded stakes races – the Grade II, $200,000 Great Lady M. for fillies and mares (3-year-olds & up) at 6 ½... ...
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